Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-06-22
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER,
From the North.
(Communicated.)

EDITOR INDEpENDENT:-Accordipg to
PROMISE drop you few lines to in
form you that Mountain City, still exists
with brighter prospects for the future
than it has had for years past.
The Resurrection Mining Company
shipped lately 20, 600 pounds of ore to
Salt Luke for reduction and received in
return IN average account of $50 per
ton for same from the firm of Scott &
Anderson. The same Company are
getting another car load ready for ship
ment by about the Goth of July and
after it has gone the Company calculates
to nuke arrangements for hosting
works to sink the shaft from the rs foot
level where the ore comes from now.
From present Appearances Of the mine
there are many cur loads left and as be-
fore predicted Mountain City will pro-
duce more bullion in time to come than
it ever showed up during the palmy
days of go and 70. b. 81
The weather here has been anything
but pleasant during the last few weeks
and FIRE is comfortable; hardly q day
passes without thunder storm throw
ing hail stones from the size of u bean
to bullet. and sometimes it covers the
ground from one to two inches.
Mr.. Ross who had his sheep here for
the purpose of shenring them Can
only shear during intervals, and Is men
only have been able to shear 5000 head
in the last three weeks, and they have
about that many more to shear. MIR.
Clay Irland is baling the wool and soon
it will commence rolling towards the
EIko Depot for transportation to Bos-
ton.
Tho school here opened about the 1st
of the month in charge of j. Doughty
Jr. aud although we have no large
school bell for reminder his scholars
aeem to be on hand regularly and See m
to pay strict attention to business, pleas:
ing thereby the teacher as well as the
parents.
A fow days ago bnMd of horses
passed through here from South Fork
ON their way to northern Idaho and one
band came from Oregon bound for the
City of Rocks. / .. -.a.
The country all through here looks
beautiful in comparison with its appear.
ance month ago, grass is now green
and promises to give US our regular
share of hay. .,..-
Mr.. Martin arrived last Sunday, the
18TH. from Bruneau, Idaho, bringing
With him his daughter Annie, now Mrs.
Bearoth. looking about as charming
now as o young married woman rs for
merly when Young lady. She calou-
Iates 10 return to her home in about a
month. IS.
The vaqutros from the different
ranges of Idaho and Nevada calculate
to be here about the first Of July to bs
present on the rodeo ON the Diamond A
range which is to take place about that
time. Mr.. Colulnbet 4 Brother left
here lately with 10 vaqueros gathering
mp horses and started with them for the
desert ON the Bruneau and are at pres.
ent at the Stone Cabin. d..
Martin, Mcdonald and Freidenthal
were in to-day from Hicks District and
from what everyone who has paid the
camp visit says, our friend Mcdonald
has opened q second Comstock and
having worked hard for il of late years
and expended considerable means de.
veloping hia property we Mountain /.
Cityites wish him full reward end sue.
cess to his bonanza.
From what we can lesrnyra grea.
mAny will visit this place on the Fourth
and II we have as jolly time as we en-
ioyed lastsysar.sthe Roukth CAN'T come
TOO often for, Mountain City. :.
49,. a'e Yours NJ; ever - q.